SKETCHBOOK LESSONS

  • ‘so far so good.’

    Teaching has been ‘so far, so good,‘ actually, wonderful this Fall. Recently, I have found how much overlap with concept there is from class to class; whether it is a composition class, watercolor workshop or a drawing seminar.  I find it is all about Design. The energy level of the student’s are terrific; they are receptive and

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  • workshops and classes, fall term begins October 2015

    October. clean slate. Contact me directly with your interest: anita@ahldraws    credit cards accepted.        

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  • Class offering: Expressive Drawing and Design in the Landscape

      Whether you want to learn how to draw, rekindle your creative imagination, or broaden your drawing skills, this class will free your ‘inner artist.’ Noted Northwest architect and teaching artist Anita Lehmann will guide you through stimulating exercises, focusing on expressive drawing, a free-form, abstract approach that any eager artist can master. Concepts covered:

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  • ‘waking up’

    and…What if? A visual disturbance turns into birds; expressive and emotive; in studio.

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  • about edges, pushing the media

    The media assisted in variety and quality of line; most importantly, varying the edges of the subject.  Even the eraser describes a type of line; drawing in the negative. My goal was to create a variety of stroke, creating transitions between shapes and keeping it all so magical; simply, it’s charcoal.

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  • Summer Classes 2015, summary

    WORKSHOPS Design Workshop: Lessons in Composition Composition refers to the organization, arrangement, and combination of objects within the borders of a drawing space. Composing a drawing well engages your viewers. This class will present compositional approaches in drawing and will present it’s strong impact in the design process. @ studio: 1625 11th Ave West Seattle,

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  • drop in watercolor class, May 17

    10 – 4PM Queen Anne Studio. Bring your projects and let’s work together in the discovery of watercolor’s magic! $125. for the day; lunch included!  

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